I don't get why people always have to start "What's

Currently testing Arch and liking it so far.

I played around with Mint, Debian, CentOS, Manjaro, Fedora, and a some other distros.

I use Windows 10 Home for my laptop currently but I want to make a switch over to Linux soon.

>>55960386
Op here, I tried only Debian distros and Arch, but I still prefer Debian Os.

I find Windows 10 very good, but not as good as a Linux Distro for me.

I've got a thinkpad T410 and a self built pc.

>>55960168
Not every distro is ok, Arch literally is a worse version of Debian and Void.

Please Archfags, tell me how to change my init system without systemd getting installed as a dependency of packages. (https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2015-July/039443.html), or change the /usr/bin/python symlink to python 2.7, or why your packages are all in one instead of being split up like debian?

>>55960168
Fedora 24 w/ KDE.

I occasionally have to use the family Windows computer.

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Is there a Leenux deestro called 'Skub'? I want.

You are missing the point op. What good is a computer if i cant use it to make aomeone else feel shitty for x, y, or z.

>>55964551
Theres one called blag which ia actually good i think except updates have ceased

>>55963387
I don't care about those things because I'm not autistic as fuck. I also use Funtoo.

OpenBSD with FVWM

>>55963387
>muh systemd
kys retard, arch is god tier

>>55963387
install OpenRC on Arch. it makes things way less painful.

For someone who has just started to learn to use linux should I worry about all the different distros and which one to use in the future? Right now I am using linux mint as my first linux distro with MATE and I'm kinda liking it so far. It's a nice change from windows for once and I like how you can look freely around your pc and see how your system works.

>>55965205
Not at all. If you like it, stay with it. There will always be someone on /g/ who doesn't agree with your choice of distro.

>>55960168
I set my mom up with Ubuntu a well since her laptop is slowish and I don't know much about Windows.

Currently dual booting antergos and windows 10 on my desktop. The only reason I have Windows is for games and Photoshop, since I've found that everything else I want to use my computer for can be done better in Linux.

Currently looking into some PCIe passthrough VM or something like that. Apparently it lets me run Windows in a VM without any performance loss, but I'm still looking into it.

Other than that, I've got an old Dell laptop with windows 7 on it. I use this one for school and there are some programs that only work on Windows, so for the time being I need to keep windows on it. Once I'm done with school I'll probably install mint on it and leave it as a family laptop though.

>>55965205
It really depends on what you, as a user, want. If you are using Linux only because it's a free alternative to Windows, then stick with mint or Ubuntu. If, however, you want an operating system that you have much more control over, that has less bloat, etc, then I would recommend to start looking into more advanced distros later down the road. For the time being, I would say you should stick with mint for at least 6-8 months before considering moving to a different distribution.

Also, my personal recommendation of distribution hopping would be like this:
Mint
Debian
Antergos (this is where I came back to, because it was a perfect balance of control and ease of use)
Arch
Gentoo (this is meme level and you shouldn't use this unless you are autistic).

>>55965428
How do I get started with debian?

>>55965943
Just create a live USB and install it. You will solve any (small) problem you find as you go. I used it for half a year and found it perfectly OK. Mint does everything for you though. I ended up with Mint MATE.

>>55965428
And then, when you realize that the customization is futile and the optimization neglectable you'll just go back to a flagship distro.

Also Gentoo is not a meme.

>>55965428
>gentoo is a meme
Neo /g/ everyone

>>55960168
Install gentoo.

>>55960168
>You like to use the most used operating system in the world, have a lot of compatibility and doesn't want to learn how an operating system work? Then You go for Windows.

but thats also linux.
just because linux doesnt have a huge desktop marketshare doesnt mean it isnt huge in other aspects.

>>55965205
Mint is a fine distro to start of with. You can either stay with it or migrate to a newer distro if it appeals to you in some way. Every distro has its own purpose & advantages. For example arch has AUR, gentoo has use flags, mint is for users that want an user friendly, out-of-the-box experience.
What distro is good for you all depends on what you want to do with it.
I went from ubuntu to crunchbang, debian, arch & settled with gentoo on my desktop and laptop + debian on my server.
I started with ubuntu and now i run gentoo on my desktop & laptop & debian on my server.
I learned about gentoo here and it appealed to me because it would learn more about the inner working of linux, no systemd, use flags and i really like the way portage works.